adlect - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)
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Etymology
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From adlēct-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin adlegō, an alternative spelling of allegō (“I select, choose, recruit, or elect; I admit (to or into something)”).
Verb
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adlect (third-person singular simple present adlects, present participle adlecting, simple past and past participle adlected)
- To choose or elect, especially to promote someone to higher office before they have served in a lower capacity.
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